OCR Nationals Technological Innovation and E-Commerce Unit 8 -June 2013 version

Welcome to Unit 8 Unit 8 is a homework unit that you are to complete at home and then print out in school You are to take three months over this The deadline for this unit is by the end of December 2012

How to complete this assignment  In Unit 8 we are going to investigate how information technology has changed people’s lives.  You will need to do your own research to be able to answer the questions.  You will find website links for section ao5 on last few slides  This assignment must be completed on a word document in a report format  You must spellcheck your report.

Our age is one defined by technology. Never before in human history have we had access to so many ways of communicating. The internet has given people access to information on a scale that would have been unimaginable only fifteen years ago. But how do you know it’s true? You can buy almost anything on the internet but that doesn’t just mean CDs. How about babies? Guns? People’s credit card details? This new technology exposes us to all sorts of dangers and it has opened up a minefield of new moral dilemmas. I hope that by completing this unit you will gain a thorough understanding of technological innovation and e-commerce. Introduction

At the end of this unit you will be able to… Identify the effects of ICT on the individual Describe an innovation in ICT Investigate how e-commerce has affected The way people buy goods and services Investigate one e-commerce website, and Understand legal and moral issues in the digital age

Task 1-Identify the effects of ICT on the individual For each technology heading below,choose one subcategory (in blue) to base your report on : Internet - , WWW, messenger, chat rooms Communication- mobile phone, video phone, video conferencing, information points Entertainment - games console, MP3 player, digital TV Mobile access: laptop, PDA, wi-fi, WAP Data capture: digital camera, voice recorder, scanner Financial transactions: atm/epos/smart card Go to slide 7 and then comment how: How this technology is used Benefits eg: speed, ease of use Disadvantages eg: cost, theft, limitations of the chosen technology

Then consider the effects of these items on people. Discuss: How this technology is used Benefits eg: speed, ease of use Disadvantages eg: cost, theft, limitations of the chosen technology

Task 2 - Describe an innovation in ICT Innovation: The introduction of new ideas, goods, services, and practices which are intended to be useful.

Task 2 Identify one innovation in ICT e.g. Bluetooth, TV on demand, GPS systems, mobile phone technologies. Describe: its purpose the extent to which it achieves its purpose how it works benefits and limitations The innovation MUST be relatively new. An investigation into the introduction of IT into offices is not an acceptable topic of study. Click here for an examplehere

Task 3 – Investigate how e- commerce has changed the way people buy goods and services. (a) Give a definition of e-commerce.

Task 3 (b) Explain how e-commerce has changed the way people buy goods and services eg: choice location convenience cost flexibility Click here for an example-this is not to be copiedhere

Useful Sites  Follow this link to a list of useful websites. Follow this link to a list of useful websites

Task 4 - Investigate two ecommerce websites Examples of these are:  Auction sites e.g. EBay  Online shops e.g. amazon.co.uk, play.com  Digital download site e.g. itunes.com Click here for an example here

Task 4 You must:  Identify its audience and purpose. This means say who it is meant for and what the site is for e.g. to sell CDs, DVDs and games.  You need to provide annotated screenshots of its e-commerce features. This means things like search facilities, shopping baskets, encryption and user accounts. Describe and illustrate the services provided eg buying/selling products. You will need to use annotated screenshots to show you understand what these are.

Task 5 – The legal and moral aspects of the digital age Explain the main requirements of legislation relating to data protection, copyright and computer misuse. You must give reasons for the requirements. Computer Misuse Act Data Protection Act Copyright Designs and Patents Act You must research the above and provide recent examples of the law in action This must be done on a word document Click here for an example onlyhere

Computer Misuse Act Research the above law. /1dataandcomputermisuserev2.shtml Do not copy and paste from web sites You are to write up in your own words what this law is about Gary Mackinnon is a good example to use of someone who broke this law

Data Protection Act Research the above law. Do not copy and paste from web sites You are to write up in your own words what this law is about Click the link below to find out more Click the below link to provide detail of example to relate to in report: by-data-sale-scandal.html

Copyright Designs and Patents Act Click the below link to locate info about this law t/legal/2copyrightrev1.shtml All about peer to peer web sites t/legal/2copyrightrev1.shtml

Moral issues associated with computer usage You must describe at least two different moral issues related to the use of digital technology, explaining why they have occurred and discussing opposing opinions. You must use a range of examples to illustrate the issues. You must give accurate descriptions